Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal for recognition as the Veteran's qualifying surviving spouse for establishing eligibility for VA death benefits is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate opinion regarding whether any skin disorder is etiologically related to service. The AOJ must obtain outstanding VA treatment records and an adequate opinion from the examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for gastritis is being remanded due to an administrative error. A Statement of the Case must be issued addressing this issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the rating for right tibia fracture, service connection for sleep disorder, vision problems, rash on hands and feet, and back injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents regarding the overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for Crohn’s disease was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has determined that the issue of whether the award of apportionment of the Veteran’s VA compensation benefits was proper is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues. The case involves a simultaneously contested claim, and the provisions of 38 C.F.R. §§ 19.100-02, 20.500-04 are applicable. Remand is necessary to ensure full compliance with these procedures.

The Veteran's service-connected fracture, right 4th and 5th metacarpals is now rated at 10 percent effective November 3, 2014. The condition was previously rated as noncompensable prior to that date.

The Veteran's death was service-connected, but the appellant is not eligible for additional burial benefits or transportation reimbursement as per VA regulations.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's leukemia may be service connected, but needs further evaluation to determine if it is related to his active duty or a pre-existing condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which he contends is related to herbicide agent exposure during his Vietnam service, has been remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service exposure within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's aortic stenosis may be related to his military service, but more evidence is needed to make a determination.

The Veteran's stomach cancer is granted as due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in searching for mental health treatment records from the Appellant's assignment to the Corrective Custody Unit on the U.S.S. O'Bannon.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left arm and left side nerve damage due to VA medical treatment, requesting an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's apportionment of VA compensation benefits to his spouse and children was denied. The Board has determined that the procedural steps for a simultaneously contested claim have not been completed, and thus the case is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits is remanded due to the inextricably intertwined nature of his special monthly pension claim. The Board will adjudicate both claims together and then return them to the Board if one remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for lung disorder due to ionizing radiation exposure and granted service connection for asbestos-related pleural plaque. Service connection was remanded for other issues.